Security forces raided West Bank money changers early on Thursday, on orders of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. They were suspected of funding terrorism and would be declared terror organizations after their funds were diverted for use by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the West Bank and Gaza. Some 10 million shekels were confiscated and 20 suspects arrested in the operation.
(Yoav Zitun, Elisha Ben Kimon)